| Lycoteuthidae | |
|---|---|
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| Lampadioteuthis megaleia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Oegopsida |
| Family: | Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Lycoteuthis Pfeffer, 1900 | |
| Genera | |
| See text | |
The Lycoteuthidae are a family of squid comprising four known genera in two subfamilies. They are small muscular squid characterised by a lack of hooks and by photophores present on the viscera, eyeballs and tentacles. They inhabit tropical and subtropical seas where the diel migrants which stay down in the mesopelagic zone during the day and migrate to the surface to feed at night. Some species show strong sexual dimorphism.[2]
Species
Subfamily Lampadioteuthinae
- Genus Lampadioteuthis
- Lampadioteuthis megaleia
Subfamily Lycoteuthinae
- Genus Lycoteuthis
- Lycoteuthis lorigera
- Lycoteuthis springeri
- Genus Nematolampas
- Nematolampas regalis
- Nematolampas venezuelensis
- Genus Selenoteuthis
- Selenoteuthis scintillans
References
- ^ Julian Finn (2016). "Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908". World Register of Marine Species. Flanders Marine Institute. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Michael Vecchione & Richard E. Young (1999). "Lycoteuthidae Pfeffer, 1908. Version 01 January 1999". The Tree of Life Web Project.
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